Brand X MASQUES UK LP 1ST PRESS MAD HATTER ONE PLAY 100% MINT MINUS
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BRAND X - MASQUES
IN ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION
FIRST PRESS ON THE MAD HATTER LABEL
MINT MINUS!! SLEEVE!!
- CATALOGUE:CHARISMA CAS 1138
- MATRIX: CAS 1138 A//2 T 1 1 / B// 1 T 1 2
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE PINK MAD HATTER LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE PINK BASE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE, AND THERE ARE JUST ONE!! SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN GLEAMING CONDITION, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TO BE TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. A TRULY MINT VINYL
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE THAT I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE BAREST SPECK OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN 2-3 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, TWO OF WHICH ARE RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE TWO
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS REPRODUCTION MINT MINUS!!!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE BY JAMES UPTON
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNMARKED. THE LIGHT COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR WHATSOEVER.there is the barest trace of very light handling to the outer edge of the white area
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES ,
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND ZERO!! THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION, NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER, AND PERFECT UNRUBBED CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NO RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS EITHER
THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST RAZOR SHARP, SHOWING WHY THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR ALL THIS TIME.
THE REAR SURFACE HAS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND JUST ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER
THE POLY LINED INNER IS NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO SPLITS, CREASES, WRINKLES MARKS JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD IMPRESSION
I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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